Written answers
Thursday, 12 July 2018
Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
- Organic Farming Scheme Expenditure
525. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the estimated cost of a 5% increase in subsidies to existing and new participants on the organic farming scheme for produce in... - Teagasc Funding
526. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the estimated cost of a 20% increase in funding for sustainable horticulture research in Teagasc per annum. [32165/18] - Agriculture Scheme Payments
527. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the estimated savings if Pillar 1 CAP payments were capped at €100,000 per annum. [32167/18] - Greenhouse Gas Emissions
528. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if research has been carried out in relation to carbon sequestration in marginal, mountain and bog land compared to forestry... - Afforestation Programme
529. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the age a forest plantation has to be to become compliant for carbon credits; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32310/18] - Greenhouse Gas Emissions
530. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on whether targets for combating greenhouse gases will be met as a result of certain circumstances (details supplied); and... - Afforestation Programme
531. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when the policy for increasing forestation will be set out; and the form and species it will promote. [32068/18] - Knowledge Transfer Programme
532. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his attention has been drawn to problems with issued knowledge transfer payments, particularly for partnership farms; the steps he... - Animal Identification Schemes
533. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the increased animal mortality rate for spring 2018 vis á vis spring 2017 nationally, in tabular form; and if he will make a... - TB Eradication Scheme
534. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason a farmer (details supplied) in County Tipperary has been subject to a number of TB herd tests from 2016; the reason... - Common Agricultural Policy Negotiations
535. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding the level of funding to be provided for CAP post-2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31652/18] - Agriculture Scheme Appeals
537. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of an appeal by a person (details supplied); if an oral hearing will be held in this case as soon as possible in order to... - GLAS Appeals
538. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of an agricultural appeal by a person (details supplied); if the penalty applied in this case will be reviewed in full in... - Departmental Staff Data
539. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the ratio of men and women at each Civil Service grade within his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31685/18] - Live Exports
540. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on a recent report (details supplied) that a shipment of 3,000 live bulls is due to be exported to Libya; if all live... - Weather Events Response
544. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the measures in place for farmers affected by the recent spell of hot weather; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31828/18] - Brexit Issues
545. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the contingency plans and strategies ready for deployment in the event of a no deal Brexit in his Department for the agrifood and... - Fisheries Protection
547. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent to which fish conservation policies have benefited fish stocks in the seas around this country; and if he will make a... - Food Exports
548. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of new markets identified for Irish food exporters in the past three years; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Fishing Industry
549. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent to which fish processing facilities here remain adequate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31841/18] - Agrifood Sector
550. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his vision for the future development of the agrifood sector, notwithstanding Brexit or other challenges; and if he will make a... - Poultry Industry
551. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent to which he and his Department continue to monitor the poultry sector, with particular reference to any threats to the... - Food Safety Standards
552. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent to which traceability, husbandry, management and hygiene tests continue to be strictly applied throughout the food sector,... - Fishing Industry
553. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent to which he expects to be in a position to ensure maximum employment to derive from the fishing industry, including the... - Food Industry Development
554. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position in regard to the development and growth of deer farming and the venison sector, with particular reference to... - Agrifood Sector
555. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent to which the targets set in Food Harvest 2020 and Food Wise 2025 remain attainable; if the targets can be acceded; and if... - Food Exports
556. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the efforts his Department have made to develop meat access to Qatar; when trade will commence; and if he will make a statement on... - Exports Data
557. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the way in which live exports to Turkey have performed since his visit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31849/18] - Commonage Management Plans
558. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the number of sheep for the nine tenants in Saula, Achill, County Mayo can be reduced from 343 to 220 for the commonage area; and... - Agriculture Scheme Appeals
559. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if an appeal has been received from a person (details supplied); when a decision will be made; and if he will make a statement on the... - GLAS Appeals
560. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of the appeal and review of a GLAS payment in the case of a person (details supplied); if the request for reimbursement... - Fur Farming
561. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if an inspection of a fur farm (details supplied) can be organised to check on the welfare of the minks. [31914/18] - Forestry Data
562. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the planting targets per hectare for categories (details supplied) in 2017 and 2018 for the Forestry Programme 2014-2020; the actual... - Afforestation Programme
563. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount allocated and expended, respectively on forestry schemes in each of the years 2014 to 2017 and to date in 2018, in tabular... - Forestry Data
564. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the planting targets in hectares in each of the years 2010 to 2018, in tabular form; the number of hectares planted in each year and... - Agriculture Scheme Data
565. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of applications received for the hen harrier scheme by county; the number of approved applications; and the number of... - Common Agricultural Policy Reform
566. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on proposals by a farming organisation (details supplied). [31978/18] - Capital Expenditure Programme
567. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the funding provided towards capital projects in counties Meath and Louth in 2016, 2017 and to date in 2018, by project name,... - Departmental Funding
568. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the applications submitted for funding and projects from Meath and Louth County Councils in 2016, 2017 and to date in 2018 for... - Dairy Sector
569. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the way in which the Dairy Sustainability Ireland initiative will work with the sustainability support and advisory programme; the... - Teagasc Research
570. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of research being carried out on grasslands as carbon sinks. [32151/18] - Dairy Sector
571. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the latest data regarding UK imports of dairy product. [32152/18] - Trade Agreements
572. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the actions taken since EU free trade agreements were finalised with Mexico and Japan. [32153/18] - Greenhouse Gas Emissions
573. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions that are calculated to result from the arterial drainage of high carbon soils; and... - Sheep Welfare Scheme Funding
574. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the approximate additional annual increase in funding needed for the sheep welfare scheme to attain compensation at amounts per ewe... - Climate Change Policy
575. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to make a submission to the newly formed Oireachtas Joint Committee on Climate Action. [32184/18] - Targeted Agricultural Modernisation Scheme
576. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of applications received under the targeted agricultural modernisation scheme 2 by county, in tabular form; the number of... - Knowledge Transfer Programme
578. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide statistical information in relation to the knowledge transfer group scheme (details supplied); and if he will make... - Brexit Negotiations
579. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the specific actions he is taking to protect fishing interests following the announcement by the British Government that it plans to... - Common Fisheries Policy
580. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the fishery limits in place for Irish fishing boats with respect to nautical miles off the Irish coast, Northern Ireland coast, the... - Fish Landings
581. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the percentage of Irish landings made within six and 12 nautical miles of the UK’s coastline for each specific fishing stock;... - Common Fisheries Policy
582. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the exclusive economic zone in operation for EU fishing waters; the figures for each member state that has an exclusive economic zone... - Brexit Data
585. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the latest figures regarding the Brexit SME loan scheme launched in 2018 for all food business applicants for items (details... - Rural Development Programme Data
586. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the financial allocations on an annual basis under the 2014-2020 RDP for schemes (details supplied); the annual amount expended on... - Mental Health Services
588. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the provisions in farm schemes to provide mental health advice and supports in this area. [32200/18] - Basic Payment Scheme
589. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to seek approval at EU level for an increase in the advance basic payment to 75% and an 85% advance on rural development... - Rural Development Programme Data
590. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the allocated and projected expenditure for each RDP scheme under the 2014–2020 RDP for the years 2018, 2019 and 2020, in... - Targeted Agricultural Modernisation Scheme
591. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform’s spending review of the TAMS 2 scheme (details supplied). [32203/18] - Food Prices
593. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the formal position Ireland took with respect to the European Commission’s decision for SMP intervention tendering to move to... - Living Wage Implementation
594. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the cost of implementing a living wage of €11.90 for all employees directly employed and or in agencies funded by his... - Equine Identification Scheme
595. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps he has taken to enforce the time limit for the registration of newly born foals; if he is satisfied that the arrangements... - Forestry Sector
596. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans in relation to maturing forests that were planted on mountain and bog lands which will not be permitted to be replanted...
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